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field judge
noun
: a football official whose duties include covering action on kicks and forward passes and timing intermission periods and time-outs
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Umpire Terry Killens, down judge Patrick Holt, line judge Mark Perlman, field judge Tom Hill, side judge Allen Baynes, back judge Brad Freeman and replay official Mike Chase.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
The 2020 all-Black officiating crew included Barry Anderson as the umpire, Anthony Jeffries as the side judge, Carl Johnson as the line judge, Julian Mapp as the down judge, Dale Shaw as the field judge, and Greg Steed as the back judge.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 15 Dec. 2023
Here’s who will make up the rest of Cheffers’ Super Bowl LVII officiating crew: Roy Ellison (umpire), Jerod Phillips (down judge), Jeff Bergman (line judge), John Jenkins (field judge), Eugene Hall (side judge), Dino Paganelli (back judge), Mark Butterworth (replay official).
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2023
Referee Jerome Boger will lead the historic crew, which includes umpire Barry Anderson, down judge Julian Mapp, line judge Carl Johnson, side judge Dale Shaw, field judge Anthony Jeffries and back judge Greg Steed.
—NBC News, 18 Nov. 2020
Jim Fogltance, the field judge, was in the huddle.
—Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Nov. 2022
Here’s the rest of the crew: Umpire Roy Ellison, line judge Jeff Bergman, down judge Jerod Phillips, field judge John Jenkins, side judge Eugene Hall, back judge Dino Paganelli, replay official Mark Butterworth.
—Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Feb. 2023
The field judge noticed that the game clock was running.
—Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 30 Jan. 2023
The 57-year-old Wrolstad has been an NFL official since 2003, moving from field judge to referee in 2014.
—Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined above
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“Field judge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20judge. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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